Unnatural Acts

A Stone Barrington Mystery, Book 23

By: Stuart Woods

Narrated by: Tony Roberts

Length: 7 hrs and 54 mins

Publisher's summary

Stuart Woods is in top form…and so is his perennially popular hero, Stone Barrington! When a hedge fund billionaire hires Stone Barrington to talk some sense into his wayward son, it seems like an easy enough job; no one knows the hidden sins and temptations of the ultra-wealthy better than Stone. But as Stone and his erstwhile protégé, Herbie Fisher, probe deeper into the case - and an old one comes back to haunt him - he realizes that even he may have underestimated just how far some people will go to cover up their crimes…and plan new ones.

©2012 Stuart Woods (P)2012 Penguin Audiobooks

Critic reviews

“Woods’s well-tested formula ensures that the action purrs along fueled by good food, good liquor, good sex, and plenty of wealth.” (Publishers Weekly)

one of his best

one of the best Stone Barrington books. More entertaining all the way throufh. More subplots.

Unnatural Acts

Love listening to Tony Robert's. He is expert at the Stone Barrington novels. His narration enables me to imagine each character In my mind and now I have an entire cast running around in my head during each story. Love it!!

Yawn

I always look forward to new Stuart Woods books, particularly Stone Barrington books but lately they have not been as good. This story is not interesting. There are mutiple subplots that do not get woven together. The story is very predictable. Everything works perfectly for the main characters and gets done on a time scale that is impossible. There is no depth of feeling shown by any character and overall it is not very interesting to listen to. Sonte Barrington was almost a side character in the story and had little to add or perform. It's sad when one of your favorite authors and characters begins to wander off track.

Hmmmmmm

Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?

Not really.

What was most disappointing about Stuart Woods’s story?

Seems to be a set formula now. Needs new twist.

Which character – as performed by Tony Roberts – was your favorite?

Tony does a very good job of reading. Didn't have a favorite.

Was Unnatural Acts worth the listening time?

No

Any additional comments?

Hope the next one is better

Who knew

Herbie just keeps getting better with the help of his mentor, Stone. Deno is a bit off his game, but gets back on the horse!

Good book

One mistake , said that Arrington’s killer was in Mexico. But he was shot and killed in the previous book.

Needed more of Stone Barrington

What made the experience of listening to Unnatural Acts the most enjoyable?

Herbie is growing up and that makes Stone Barrington look like a good teacher

What was one of the most memorable moments of Unnatural Acts?

The End

What does Tony Roberts bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

Clear Voice easy to listen to

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

None

Any additional comments?

No

By the numbers but still a good Stone audiobook

If I were reading Unnatural Acts, rather than listening to them, I might have been less interested. It is Tony Roberts who brings the characters to life and makes the story highly enjoyable.

I read a number of reviews and disagree. This was an enjoyable Stone Barrington outing with all the things I like about this series. My favorite part was there is little to do with Stone's way-to-perfect son and a lot to do with juggling many plots.

The primary story in this book is about a very wealthy man that needs to control his son. Herbie Fisher takes center stage in this one as a lawyer at Woodman & Weld which leaves Stone and Dino to deal with a number of either subplots throughout the book.

I am hoping the next books will tie together many drawn-out plots and hope there is a bit more substance to them then the thin layer of paint on this book but I still enjoyed it.

-Bill

Keep you guessing

What made the experience of listening to Unnatural Acts the most enjoyable?

You were always trying to predict the next story line but were always surprised

Did the plot keep you on the edge of your seat? How?

Yes the constant changing of story lines to different people involved

Which scene was your favorite?

When Herbby used better judgment than I every expected

If you were to make a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

Don't know

Yeah, boorriinngg

What could have made this a 4 or 5-star listening experience for you?

Used to enjoy the Stone series. The dialog between Stone and Dino was always great, stories good. Now the characters and just boring and talk very "old fashion". Are these last two books written by Stuart Woods? Really, Herbie completely turns his life around becomes a great lawyer? Opps sorry if I gave away the story.